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<taxonomicName LSID="7A045BAE-314F-B878-0D92-9DF9816536FB" authority="(Reinicke, 1997)" authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ovabunda ainex" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex" status="comb. n.">
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda ainex (Reinicke, 1997) paratype (RMNH Coel. 23540). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Irregular sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar: 10 µm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/22438" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" baseAuthorityYear="2014" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Xenia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex" status="comb. n.">Xenia ainex</taxonomicName>
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Reinicke, 1997: 45-48, figs 19a-b, plates 6, 26.
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Holotype:</emphasis>
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RMNH Coel. 23539, Sudanese Red Sea, Sanganeb Atoll, 20 km off Port Sudan, southern-slope near jetty (
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,
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), 6 m, April 1991, coll. G. B. Reinicke;
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">paratype:</emphasis>
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RMNH Coel. 23540, same location, 5 m S- jetty, October 1992, coll. G. B. Reinicke;
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">additional material:</emphasis>
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RMNH Coel. 23535, Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Aqaba, Saudi Arabian border Bay (
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,
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), October 1989, coll. G. B. Reinicke; NHMW 2250, Saudi Arabia;
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
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holotype of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Xenia crassa</emphasis>
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SMF 39, Indonesia, Ternate island, 1894, coll.
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;
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holotype of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Xenia ternatana</emphasis>
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SMF 43, Indonesia, Ternate island, 1894, coll.
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.
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Description.</paragraph>
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The holotype is 45 mm high; its stalk is 15 mm long and splits at the base into three branches, two of which split again into two, 22 and 18 mm above the colony base; the latter branches are 35 and 30 mm long, 8 and 10 mm wide at their base, 4 and 6 mm wide at their uppermost part, respectively. The third branch splits 20 mm above the base into three branches, and is 40 mm long and 7 mm wide at its base and 5-7 mm wide at the uppermost part. The
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body is up to 10 mm long, and the tentacles are up to 5 mm long, featuring three rows of pinnules on each side. The pinnules are relatively slender, up to 1 mm long and 0.08 mm wide, 17-20 in the outermost row with a space of one to two pinnule widths between adjacent pinnules. The spheroidal sclerites, typical regular
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ovabunda</emphasis>
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sclerites, are scarce in all parts of the colony, measuring 0.011-0.030
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0.018-0.042 mm in diameter (n = 25), composed of a mass of corpuscle-shaped microscleres. The original description indicated non-pulsating polyps for the live colonies. The ethanol-preserved holotype is light yellowish-beige, almost transparent.
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The paratype is 20 mm long; its stalk is 15 mm wide at its base, splitting into two branches, each 5 mm long and 10 and 8 mm wide at the base. The
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body is up to 5 mm long, and the tentacles up to 5 mm long, bearing three rows of pinnules and 15-17 pinnules in the outermost row. The pinnules are 1.6 mm long and 0.16 mm wide, with a gap between adjacent pinnules ranging from one to three pinnule widths. The sclerites are
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ovabunda vabunda</emphasis>
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-type, regular or irregular in shape (
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda ainex (Reinicke, 1997) paratype (RMNH Coel. 23540). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Irregular sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar: 10 µm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/22438" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Fig. 3a, c</figureCitation>
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), 0.012-0.026
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0.02-0.04 mm in diameter (n = 21 sclerites). When two sclerites fuse they reach 0.039 mm in maximum diameter (
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda ainex (Reinicke, 1997) paratype (RMNH Coel. 23540). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Irregular sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar: 10 µm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/22438" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Fig. 3b</figureCitation>
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). The original description indicated non-pulsating polyps for live colonies. The ethanol-preserved colony is light beige.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Figure 3.</emphasis>
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Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
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(Reinicke, 1997) paratype (RMNH Coel. 23540).
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Regular sclerites
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Fused sclerites
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">c</emphasis>
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Irregular sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar: 10
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.
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
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RMNH Coel. 23535 features polyps with three rows of pinnules on each side of the tentacles and 16-19 pinnules in the outermost row. The sclerites are
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ovabunda</emphasis>
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0.022-0.030 mm in diameter (n =13).
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<bibRefCitation author="Reinicke, GB" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="5 - 62" refId="B31" refString="Reinicke, GB, 1997. Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 16: 5 - 62" title="Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia." volume="16" year="1997">Reinicke (1997)</bibRefCitation>
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noted under the species
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ainex
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n.sp. (p. 44): "nec
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: 8 (partim. NHMW 2250)" and "
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Xenia crassa</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation author="Reinicke, GB" journalOrPublisher="Essener Oekologische Schriften" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="1 - 168" refId="B30" refString="Reinicke, GB, 1995. Xeniidae des Roten Meeres (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Beitraege zur Systematik und Oekologie. Essener Oekologische Schriften 6: 1 - 168" title="Xeniidae des Roten Meeres (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Beitraege zur Systematik und Oekologie." volume="6" year="1995">Reinicke 1995</bibRefCitation>
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: 43, Fig. 32". The description of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Xenia ternatana</emphasis>
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indicated two rows of pinnules, with 18 pinnules on average, and sclerites measuring 0.017 mm in diameter, thus differing from the features of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
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(see above). The NHMW 2250 specimen of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Xenia ternatana</emphasis>
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was examined and found to match
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
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, as stated by
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<bibRefCitation author="Reinicke, GB" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="5 - 62" refId="B31" refString="Reinicke, GB, 1997. Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 16: 5 - 62" title="Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia." volume="16" year="1997">Reinicke (1997)</bibRefCitation>
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.
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schenk" authorityYear="1896" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Xenia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="crassa">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Xenia crassa</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was suggested to be a synonym of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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<bibRefCitation author="Reinicke, GB" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="5 - 62" refId="B31" refString="Reinicke, GB, 1997. Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 16: 5 - 62" title="Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia." volume="16" year="1997">Reinicke 1997</bibRefCitation>
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). The current examination of the types of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schenk" authorityYear="1896" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Xenia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="crassa">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Xenia crassa</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schenk" authorityYear="1896" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Xenia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ternatana">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Xenia ternatana</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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indicates that their sclerites distinctly differ from those of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and thus those
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<normalizedToken originalValue="species’">species'</normalizedToken>
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original generic assignment should be retained.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="conclusions">
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Conclusions.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
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Our findings confirm the original description of
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<bibRefCitation author="Reinicke, GB" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="5 - 62" refId="B31" refString="Reinicke, GB, 1997. Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 16: 5 - 62" title="Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea with descriptions of six new species of Xenia." volume="16" year="1997">Reinicke (1997)</bibRefCitation>
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of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
|
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</taxonomicName>
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, but the structure of its sclerites justifies the generic re-assignment of the species to
|
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Alderslade" authorityYear="2001" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="genus">
|
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
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</paragraph>
|
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="similar species">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Similar species.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is most similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Gohar" baseAuthorityYear="1940" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="macrospiculata">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda macrospiculata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Although they both have three rows of pinnules, the number of pinnules in the outermost row ranges from 15-20 in
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
compared to 14-18 in
|
||
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Gohar" baseAuthorityYear="1940" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="macrospiculata">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda macrospiculata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The major difference between them, however, is that
|
||
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Gohar" baseAuthorityYear="1940" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="macrospiculata">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda macrospiculata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has pulsating polyps in live colonies and
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Halász & McFadden & Aharonovich & Toonen & Benayahu" authorityYear="2014" baseAuthorityName="Reinicke" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Anthozoa" family="Xeniidae" genus="Ovabunda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="ainex">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ovabunda ainex</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
does not.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Distribution.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba, Sudan.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |